Senior Survey Scientist: Global HR Analytics & Insights

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 215,000; Full time

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Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Survey Scientist to design and conduct surveys addressing business questions, analyze data with regression models, and perform weighting and imputation to reduce nonresponse bias. Collaborate with economists, engineers, and computer scientists to ensure high-quality survey measures and insights that inform Amazon culture and decision-making.

The role involves leading global research programs, validating survey instruments, and driving improvements in attrition, engagement,

Qualifications

• 3+ years investigating feasibility of applying scientific principles to business problems and products.
• Experience communicating qualitative research methods and findings to non-qualitative researchers.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable global content development and validation strategies to drive decisions and improve employee experience.
• Conduct psychometric and econometric analyses to evaluate survey questions and data.
• Identify research streams to evaluate measurement error sources.
• Collaborate across multi-disciplinary research and product teams.
• Manage full life cycle of large-scale research programs.

Skills

Quantitative research

Research feasibility analysis

Communication of findings

Education

PhD or Master’s with 5+ years of quantitative field research

Tools

AWS

Hadoop

Spark

Pig

Hive

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Survey Scientist to design and conduct surveys addressing business questions, analyze data with regression models, and perform weighting and imputation to reduce nonresponse bias. Collaborate with economists, engineers, and computer scientists to ensure high-quality survey measures and insights that inform Amazon culture and decision-making.

The role involves leading global research programs, validating survey instruments, and driving improvements in attrition, engagement,